iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD Shares Bought by Flputnam Investment Management Co.

Flputnam Investment Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 5.6% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,331,282 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 70,258 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF comprises about 1.9% of Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $123,783,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.2% during the 2nd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 3,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.2% in the second quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 64,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,716,000 after purchasing an additional 5,415 shares during the last quarter. Associated Banc Corp increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 5,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $510,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 190.2% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 14,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,336,000 after purchasing an additional 9,812 shares in the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.7% during the 2nd quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 4,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $417,000 after buying an additional 1,690 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $94.52 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.67. The stock has a market cap of $10.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $72.33 and a 12-month high of $96.69.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.7947 dividend. This represents a yield of 381.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of developed market international companies that have been selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics. ESGD was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.